Film·1944·NR·1h 41m

Hail the Conquering Hero

ComedyWar

Having been discharged from the Marines for a hayfever condition before ever seeing action, Woodrow Lafayette Pershing Truesmith delays the return to his hometown, feeling that he is a failure. While in a moment of melancholy, he meets up with a group of Marines who befriend him and encourage him to return home to his mother by fabricating a story that he was wounded in battle with honorable discharge.

Directed by Preston Sturges

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Cast

12 credited

Eddie Bracken
Eddie BrackenWoodrow Truesmith
Ella Raines
Ella RainesLibby
Raymond Walburn
Raymond WalburnMayor Everett J. Noble
William Demarest
William DemarestSgt. Heppelfinger
Franklin Pangborn
Franklin PangbornReception Committee Chairman
Elizabeth Patterson
Elizabeth PattersonMartha - Libby's Aunt
Georgia Caine
Georgia CaineMrs. Truesmith
Al Bridge
Al BridgePolitical Boss
Freddie Steele
Freddie SteeleBugsy
Bill Edwards
Bill EdwardsForrest Noble
Harry Hayden
Harry HaydenDoc Bissell
Jimmy Conlin
Jimmy ConlinJudge Dennis

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